Andrew Syrios

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Resurrecting the Failed Policy of Rent Control

01/03/2024 Mises Wire Andrew Syrios

When it comes to housing, the solution to the problem of affordability is rather straightforward: build more. Slapping price controls on housing in the form of “rent control” only makes things worse.

In Defense of Landlords

05/04/2020 Mises Wire Andrew Syrios

Landlords invest their stored labor—savings—at a risk and with the knowledge that they won't recoup it for some time. In creating or renovating rental properties, they aid those who can't store their labor yet—tenants and laborers.

The Problem with Big Tech

02/12/2019 Mises Wire Andrew Syrios

Social media giants enjoy a cocktail of government contracts, government favoritism, and government-granted monopoly power. As a result, it will be difficult for new startups to offer much competition.

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Resurrecting the Failed Policy of Rent Control

01/18/2024 Andrew Syrios

In Defense of Landlords

04/23/2020 Andrew Syrios

Although it may seem as if landlord simply collect money from tenants without working, nothing could be further from the truth. Landlords invest their stored labor—savings—at a risk and with the knowledge that they won't recoup their money for some time. In the creating or renovating rental properties, they aid those who can't store their labor yet—tenants and laborers.

Yes, Minimum Wages Still Increase Unemployment

03/02/2015 Andrew Syrios

In recent years, some economists, contrary to long-established and widely-accepted economic theory, have been claiming that increases in the minimum wage do not increase unemployment. But both logic and the data say otherwise, writes Andrew Syrios

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